Walks in the South West with a café

Boscastle café nestles in the harbour and is open for takeaways with limited indoor seating. The ideal place to grab some refreshment after enjoying one of the many local walks. You'll find a selection of hot and cold drinks, light lunches, delicious cakes and Cornish ice cream.

It wouldn't be a National Trust visit without a break for cake after a stroll around the Cotehele estate. Stop by the Barn Restaurant or The Edgcumbe on the quay for drinks, light bites and hot lunches.

After a stroll around the grounds of the ancient estate at Godolphin, why not visit the Piggery tea-room? Offering a range of hot and cold drinks, cakes and light snacks, cream teas and Cornish ice-creams (subject to availability).

Enjoy a walk that takes in the spectacular Pentire Point and the Rumps. The circular route starts at the main car park at Pentireglaze where there are toilets and a café (check for opening).

You’ll find the Park Café conveniently located for a pre- or post-walk bite of homemade food made from ingredients sourced locally.

Pentyr Café is part of the visitor facilities (new for 2021) which include a restored courtyard with outdoor and indoor seating and orchard. Ideal for those seeking refreshment when on one of the fabulous walks across Pentire headland, the café serves a range of hot and cold drinks and light snacks. Please check for opening times.

Crofters café is serving expertly made coffee, or choose from the wide selection of teas and other refreshments, light bites and hot lunches, with indoor and outdoor seating available. Open daily from 10am.

While you're visiting Trerice, head to the barn tea-room where you'll find a range of hot and cold drinks and snacks as well as light meals to enjoy. Opening times vary so please check the property website before visiting. Indoor and outdoor seating available.

Stop by at the Old Kitchen tea-room for light bites, hot and cold drinks, cakes, bakes, crisps and confectionery.

Just a few miles from Plymouth there are acres of footpaths, ideal for escaping the busy city. The Park Café is the perfect place to pick up a hot drink, light lunches, a selection of cold drinks, sandwiches and snacks. Open daily.

There's plenty pick up from the Ox Yard cafe to enjoy while exploring the garden or taking in one of the estate walks. Freshly baked pasties, sausage rolls, hand cut sandwiches, locally-made ice creams, cakes and bakes are all on the menu.

The Café at Coleton Fishacre serves a limited range of takeaway food and drink for local walkers to pick up as they explore this garden in a coastal valley.

Situated just a stone's throw from the Teign Gorge, the café at Castle Drogo is the perfect place to refuel after a long walk or exploring the castle and garden. Why not tuck into something from the menu to takeaway, including sandwiches and light snacks as well as some warm options, or stop off at the indoor or outdoor seating? Open daily.

The Barn Café is a great place to pick up something tasty to take with you on a stroll round the garden. Please check the website for opening times before you travel.

After a walk, cycle or stroll around the estate pop by the takeaway tea trailer which is serving drinks, snacks and ice cream, or the Stables coffeeshop for something a bit heartier?

No matter what tickles your taste buds there’s bound to be something to tempt you from the Stables Café, open daily. Hot and cold drinks, handmade sandwiches, hot snacks, gluten free soup, cakes and tray bakes are available throughout the day.

The deepest river gorge in the South West, with 30m high waterfall, Lydford Gorge is filled with trees, mosses and ferns that enchant the senses. The waterfall tea-room is open Friday to Sunday until Sunday 19 December serving hot drinks, light bites and sweet treats. Opening times vary.

There’s so much to choose from in the Stables café. Enjoy a treat after a long walk or stop by for a cuppa before you set off to explore the sweeping lawns, Japanese Garden, woodland and parkland walks at Kingston Lacy.

Dine in style with views overlooking Studland Bay and Old Harry Rocks. Warm up with a hot coffee and pasty or cool off with an ice cream, taking in the sea air.

Serving a range of hot and cold food and drinks, the tea-room at Dyrham Park is open daily. The takeaway kiosk is also open at weekends ready to provide you with fuel for a walk around the parkland and garden.

The tea pavilion at this Tudor hunting lodge set proudly in an estate on top of the Cotswold escarpment, looking down into the Ozleworth valley and to the Mendips beyond, is serving takeaway snacks and drinks to refuel local walkers.

Exploring 10.5 acres of inspiring gardens or walking in the beautiful countryside around Hidcote can build up an appetite. To keep your energy levels up why not pop into Winthrop’s Café, situated within the gardens, and choose from our selection of hot and cold drinks and snacks to takeaway?

Whether you are after a quick snack, a delicious slice of cake or a cup of coffee, you can pop into the café during your visit to Snowshill.

The takeaway café at Brean Down is perfect for picking up something tasty to enjoy on a walk along the beach or Somerset’s greatest natural pier with dramatic cliffs and far-reaching views.

The tearoom is opposite the watermill in peaceful surroundings alongside the River Avill. Morning coffees, light lunches and afternoon teas are available daily. Handily located en-route to or from local walks for Bat’s Castle, Grabbist Hill and our circular walk across the parkland and Dunster village.

Fyne Court is a hidden gem in the heart of the Quantock Hills. You can explore this wild garden and discover pieces of its history hiding in the undergrowth, and pick up takeaway food and drinks for your walk from the tea-room or enjoy light bites at the outdoor seating area.

Montacute Café is serving food and drink, great for grabbing a treat after exploring the orchard and parkland.

The Tea Shed can be found on the Cabinet at the top of the garden, open weekends and school holidays serving a selection of hot and cold drinks and cakes. There are picnic benches available, so you can take a seat and enjoy the view.

There are two potential places to pick up a treat at Tyntesfield: the Cow Barn café at the start of your journey, set in the old dairy stalls at Home Farm and the Pavilion Café, with picnic benches overlooking Tyntesfield's new traditional orchard. Please check the website to see which is open serving takeaway food and drink for your visit.

An exploration of the historic landscape around Avebury Henge is made even better with a treat from the Circles Restaurant.

If you're looking for a cup of tea and slice of cake or a snack to enjoy while walking around the world-famous landscape garden, the restaurant is open daily.